THE LOST CITY OF ATLANTIS – The Facts

THE LOST CITY OF ATLANTIS – The Facts

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The mystery of the lost city of Atlantis still captures the imagination of millions. Was it real or just myth. Here are the basic facts.

Solon (638 BC–558 BC) was a famous Athenian statesman, lawmaker, and Lyric poet who allegedly heard the story of Atlantis from Egyptian priests that he was visiting that claimed that the Athenians had forgotten their true history because from time-to-time their civilization had been largely destroyed by catastrophes.

Atlantis was first described by the Greek philosopher Plato more than 2,000 years ago.

While many believe the story is a myth created by Plato to illustrate his theories about politics, others insist it is based on a real historical disaster.

According to Plato’s account, written around 360BC, Atlantis was a major sea power located in the Atlantic.

It was larger than ancient Libya and Asia Minor (modern Turkey) put together, and was ‘the way to the other islands, and from these you might pass to the whole of the opposite continent’.

His account included detailed descriptions of the island – with mountains in the north and along the coast, and a plain in the south.

Its kings were descended from Poseidon – the god of sea – but their divine lineage became diluted as they mixed with mortals.

By around 9600BC the island had conquered much of Western Europe and Africa and enslaved its enemies.

This date would make the city nearly as old as the end of the last ice age and pre-dates the earliest recorded city states, found in what is now Iraq, so seems rather unlikely.

After a failed attempt to invade Athens, the entire island sank into the sea ‘in a single day and night of misfortune’.

Over the centuries, scholars have attempted to locate the real Atlantis – believing the account was based on a real ancient superpower.

One of the most plausible theories is that Plato was describing the Minoan civilisation on Crete and the neighbouring island of Santorini which was devastated by a massive volcanic eruption around 1600BC.

Some believe the Atlantis myth was inspired by the Black Sea floods of around 5000BC – an event that may have also generated the flood stories which appeared in the Old Testament.

The Facts!

The Egyptian priests referred to the “Declamation of Heavenly Bodies”, meaning meteorites, which cause devastation on the planet. —–The Egyptian priests understood that from time-to-time there were serious natural catastrophes that involved fire and water (from which they had been largely immune). They attributed these to the actions of the Gods

A war once took place between the Athenians and the Atlanteans The Athenians apparently came from Athens.

The Atlanteans apparently came from an island beyond the pillars of Hercules (Straights of Gibraltar)

The war took place 9,000 years before the time of writing which was approximately 2,500 years before today – so in effect 11,500 years ago.

Atlantis was allegedly an island greater in size than Libya and Asia combined.

Atlantis was eventually destroyed by an earthquake.

The Athenian Gods were at peace with each other.

The story had been forgotten by the Athenians because of a great deluge whereby only the illiterate people of the mountains had survived.

Solon inferred that the event took place before the time of Theseus.

At the time the Athenians ruled a land from the Isthmus (of Corinth) to the heights of the Cithaeron (a mountain range in what is today central Greece) and Parnes. Oropus was the boundary on the right and the river Asopus the boundary on the left.

The Athenian land was fertile and able to support a great army.

Many floods had taken place during the 9,000 years prior to the recording of the story.

Many of the cliffs surrounding this (Athenian) land had been eroded and fallen into the sea. Many of the woods that once existed have disappeared. The land was less eroded and less rainfall was swept into the sea.

The climate was more temperate.

The Acropolis was larger and surrounded by soil and not the outcrop of rock it is now.

They had Gymnasia.

There were once more springs that disappeared after an earthquake.

The Athenians were healthy, beautiful people that were well prepared for war.

Poseidon was patron and God of Atlantis. (God of the sea and earthquakes)

Atlantis was an Island with a small mountain at its centre with fertile plains surrounding it.

The central mountain had rings of water surrounding it.

Water flowed from underground – some hot, some cold.

Crops flourished in the fertile soil.

Poseidon’s first child (born on Atlantis) was named Atlas and the ocean around the Island was named Atlantic.

From beyond the Pillars of Hercules the lost city of Atlantis controlled islands and lands as far as Egypt.

They had extensive trade with other countries.

Orichalcum (an unknown red coloured metal or alloy possible a mixture of copper and gold) was common on the Island.

The Island was well forested.

There were a great number of elephants on the Island.

The Island had chestnut trees.

The City / island existed long enough for many rulers / kings to develop it.

The lost city of Atlantis had a canal from the sea to an inner lagoon.

Three kinds of stone, one red, one black and one white were quarried on the Island of Atlantis.

They used brass to cover their dwellings and brass, tin and orichalcum to cover the outer walls of their cities.

Poseidon’s temple at the centre had a barbaric appearance and the roof (interior) was made of Ivory.

In the temple there was a statue of the god in a chariot.

The lost city of Atlantis made use of private and public baths and then saved the water for use on their fields.

The later docks had Triremes and many naval supplies.

The Island had cliffs on most sides but was otherwise a plateau with a small mountain at its centre and mountains to the North.

The North of the Island had high and beautiful mountains.

The plain featured a circular ditch (canyon) of such size (a 100 ft in depth) that it could not have been manmade.

The military had war chariots.

They benefited from winter rains.

Their shields were small.

The land was divided into ten kingdoms each with its own city.

No King was to ever make war on another Atlantean King.

This rule lasted for a great time but in the end the Kings became victim to mortal desires and sins

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From that point I would like to tell you my personal experience, even I am not an archaeologist, historicus or what ever could put proof on the table or start an argument about this theme. What I know for myself is that Atlantis , for sure have existed, and it was a project from the light master of the Pleiades to colonize Terra with young soul. Because all the time the knowing people argue and forget a very important detail, where are we from and why are we here.

And I can tell you that the royal city of Atlantis was surrounding by seven hug mountains, that now are the seven islands of the Canaries Islands, that's only a part of the old Atlantis that survive the antediluvian time, why I know this, its because I was part of the first souls generation who incarnate for the first time here on Terra and as my Grand Ma told me (she was a very strong medium) that later I will go back where I started, and that's where I am living for almost 18 years, and the Atlantis energy is still present, and I meet everyday more and more Atlantes who are coming back home.

And between us , the NASA know the place, why are they above the Canaries to investigate a star gate we have here, this information have nothing scientistic to do, its pure from my spiritual and personal experience.

(scientist are most of the time not really open mind person and fixed with their study who have been false most of the time to prevent disclosure of our true origin, only the elite use this powerful information, why do you think that they create America as the New Atlantis, and have fails, because Atlantis is fom the light and they are corrupt soul who sell therself to the darkness)

My thoughts, Atlantis and Lemuria are still there, like so many great cities. But as the Earth was once again heated up, so did the last of the ice age meet its final end, Glaciers melted and the Sea began to raise to flood the known Earth, then it was the central zone from the Equator to the tropic's, Many Cities like Dwarka City of Krishna in India lay beneath the sea.

Many city like Thonis-Heracleion-Egypt-lost-underwater-city

In PLATO it is written that they were warned that it would happen and Atlantis was a low lying continent like Mu

Thank you Poppy! I concur! Sometimes I wonder if the history cycle is repeating itself but I do believe man is attempting to control the elements-the wrong way (HAARP et all) but I believe many of us know in our hearts everything is here! I love alternative history and I have an archaeology group too that I have found many of these articles! SO much and SO exciting!!!